Category: Corona / Norco

UPDATED: CORONA: 67-year-old arrested after armed robbery, hours-long standoff

UPDATE: May 17, 11 a.m. CORONA – Officials arrested a 67-year-old Corona resident after the man allegedly demanded prescription medication at gunpoint from a Norco area pharmacy. After fleeing from the scene of the robbery, the elderly man held authorities at bay for several hours during a barricaded standoff. (Click link to view original story) The incident, which began Tuesday afternoon, May 16, […]

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BREAKING: CORONA: Norco armed robbery leads to hours-long standoff

CORONA – Details are still emerging after an armed robbery and hours-long standoff forced the evacuation of several residences Tuesday evening, May 16. The standoff happened on the 2600 block of Castle Rock Circle, north of Corydon Street and west of River Road, in Corona. The incident began just before 4 p.m., after a man allegedly robbed a pharmacy on the 2800 block […]

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CORONA: Man wanted in connection with fatal hit and run

CORONA – Officials are asking for the public’s help locating one of two people who were allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run collision, Saturday, May 6. The fatal crash happened on the 800 block of Avenida Del Vista in Corona. “Traffic investigators have identified both men and are seeking the public’s help in locating Eduardo Lopez, a 20-year-old resident […]

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UPDATED: CORONA: Motorcyclist who died in solo-vehicle wreck ID’d

UPDATED: April 22 4:15 p.m. CORONA – Riverside County Coroner’s officials have identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a single-vehicle wreck when the rider struck a curb and smashed into two trees Saturday evening, April 15. The deadly accident happened on River Road near Cota Street in Corona. Officials identified the victim as Joseph Castro, 29, of Perris. His time of injury was […]

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CORONA: Hatchet-wielding man arrested after attacking off-duty officer, others

CORONA – A hatchet-wielding man, who attacked several people, including an off-duty Corona police officer, was arrested after a vehicle pursuit wound its way from Corona to Garden Grove, in Orange County Friday, April 7. The initial hatchet attacks happened in a business in the 200 block of DuPont Street in Corona. At the end of the vehicle pursuit, officers identified […]

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NORCO: Motorists try in vain to save woman who jumped from overpass onto I-15 Freeway

NORCO – A reportedly depressed and suicidal woman jumped from an overpass onto the Interstate I-15 Freeway Tuesday, April 18. The tragic and deadly incident happened in the area of the Sixth Street overpass in Norco. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Norco Station and other emergency first responders rushed to the area about 12:48 p.m., “regarding numerous 911 calls reporting […]

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CORONA: Officials seek help identifying theft suspect

CORONA – City of Corona police officials are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly stole a victim’s laptop from the Corona Public Library March 15. Officials described the suspect as a black male adult, 6 feet tall and 160 pounds. Surveillance video showed the man carrying a black book bag or backpack over his right shoulder. The investigation began […]

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NORCO: Two arrested after narcotics-related search warrant

NORCO – Sheriff’s officials arrested two Norco residents after they located narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and ammunition during the service of a narcotics related search warrant. Authorities arrested the pair at a private residence in the 3000 block of Sierra Avenue in Norco, Thursday, Feb. 16.   After the warrant service, authorities arrested Wendy Lee Kennedy, 39, and Robert Renfroe, 55 […]

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NORCO: 2,500 hay bales, building, vehicle destroyed in suspected arson fire

NORCO – Firefighters spent several hours containing an early-morning structure fire at a feed store Monday, Jan. 30. The fire broke out at Tony’s Hay and Grain in the 1300 block of 6th street in Norco. The business employs about 25 people. Firefighters spent over two hours bringing the stubborn blaze under control. One hay barn, 2,500 hay bales, and one vehicle […]

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CORONA: Two arrested after high-speed pursuit into Riverside

CORONA – Authorities arrested two subjects after a dangerous pursuit wound its way from the city of Corona to the city of Riverside Sunday morning, Jan. 15. The pursuit eventually ended in the area of La Sierra and Indiana Avenues after the fleeing suspect crashed into another car and the two occupants fled from the disabled vehicle on foot into a […]

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